All MetalShaping

Go Back   All MetalShaping > Metal Shaping Projects > Automotive Projects
  Today's Posts Posts for Last 7 Days Posts for Last 14 Days  

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #791  
Old 11-27-2017, 10:34 PM
Jack 1957's Avatar
Jack 1957 Jack 1957 is offline
MetalShaper of the Month Dec . 2016, Sept 2019 Metal Shaper Of The Year 2021
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Strongsville,OH
Posts: 1,131
Default

Kerry, when I was cutting the skin up, I had one of the halves in my hands and was thinking " ... this looks familiar." Then it hit me, I could have saved myself a ton of work on the rear fender skirts by using a hood! I held it up over the skirt that I made and BAM! almost identical. Trim the edges, tip a flange along the top, and build the frame. Done. I'll keep that in mind if I'm ever crazy enough to build another lead sled.
__________________
Jack

Set a Goal So Big That You Can't Achieve It Until You Grow Into The Person That Can.
Reply With Quote
  #792  
Old 12-09-2017, 12:11 PM
Jack 1957's Avatar
Jack 1957 Jack 1957 is offline
MetalShaper of the Month Dec . 2016, Sept 2019 Metal Shaper Of The Year 2021
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Strongsville,OH
Posts: 1,131
Default

I've had a ton of stuff to do around the house before it starts snowing but I also managed to get some work done on the Cad. I just didn't have time to mess with the posts so I'll get you all caught up. I did some more work with body side moldings. I got the left side door and fender trim finished. When I started bending the spear for the rear fender, I developed a leak in my acetylene regulator. I smelled it and tracked it down before I blew myself up but no torches till the rebuild kit comes.

Name:  1051.jpg
Views: 1325
Size:  58.9 KB

I had to set the windhield in place again so I could make the hood hinges and cut the back edge of the hood to fit the shape of the glass.

Name:  1051a.jpg
Views: 1253
Size:  73.7 KB

I made new hinges by grafting parts from the original 49 hinges and parts from a later model set that I had laying around. I don't even know what they were from but they had what I needed. I couldn't use the original 49 hinges because when I pancaked the hood it became too low for the originals. I really wanted to use them but there was no way.

Name:  1052.jpg
Views: 1164
Size:  53.8 KB

I trimmed the back edge of the hood and welded in a length of 1/2" round tube along the edge. then I finished working the oil canning problem out of the left center area of the skin. Since my torches are still down I used a Burnzamatic propane torch to heat the high spot.It doesn't take a lot of heat so that was plenty. I'm not sure how to explain the process but it's sort of like a dolly off process but the dolly is actually "on". When I heat the area to be worked, the expansion of the metal will cause the area to rise. With a flat dolly below, I use a slightly crowned body hammer to pound down the heated area with the dolly directly below the hammer but not hammering hard enough to pound the steel all the way down to the dolly. You should not hear that solid "tink" sound when hammering. This process gathers the hot metal. If you hit too hard and start hearing the solid sound of metal crashing against metal, you are stretching. After you've done that, just run a wet rag over the area. Check and repeat as needed.
After mounting the hinges and the hood, I noticed that I didn't quite hit my target at the rear corners of the hood. I added filler panels to the fenders to allow the hood to open without interfering with the fenders but they still do a little.

Name:  1053.jpg
Views: 1164
Size:  64.2 KB

To correct this problem I need to cut off the filler panels that I just installed. Cut the back corners of the hood so they are forward of the pivot point of the hinges, then make new larger filler panels. As they are now, when I open the hood, the upper portion of the back corners of the hood dip downward and the lower portion comes upward. If I make these changes, when I open the hood the whole rear area will move upward and clear the filler panels.

Name:  1054.jpg
Views: 1172
Size:  53.5 KB
__________________
Jack

Set a Goal So Big That You Can't Achieve It Until You Grow Into The Person That Can.
Reply With Quote
  #793  
Old 12-09-2017, 01:05 PM
123pugsy's Avatar
123pugsy 123pugsy is offline
MetalShaper of the Month Dec. 2019, Feb. 2022
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Markham,ON
Posts: 2,165
Default

The hood looks great Jack.
__________________
Pugsy

my project:
http://www.allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=154
Reply With Quote
  #794  
Old 12-11-2017, 12:18 AM
preston preston is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Kirkland WA
Posts: 32
Default

Been following the build since the beginning just wanted to say thank you so much for sharing your techniques and thought process. Learned a ton watching this thread, and I'm really digging the rendering. Although I worry more than you do about the part where you mate the modern chassis with the body.

Yeah the hood looks amazing for something you worked by hand and just has the primer on it no filler.
Reply With Quote
  #795  
Old 12-11-2017, 09:17 AM
Jack 1957's Avatar
Jack 1957 Jack 1957 is offline
MetalShaper of the Month Dec . 2016, Sept 2019 Metal Shaper Of The Year 2021
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Strongsville,OH
Posts: 1,131
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by preston View Post

Yeah the hood looks amazing for something you worked by hand and just has the primer on it no filler.


I did cover my welds with some Duraglass before I put the epoxy primer on. It will still need some bodywork later, I just needed to get the bare metal covered as soon as possible. I will probably need to get the doors and fenders media blasted by the time I get them ready. Weather changes around here cause problems with bare steel.
__________________
Jack

Set a Goal So Big That You Can't Achieve It Until You Grow Into The Person That Can.
Reply With Quote
  #796  
Old 12-12-2017, 09:51 AM
rustreapers rustreapers is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 132
Default Shop tools!

Any one else noticed his shop tools appear to be a rolling wheel, bead roller and planisher?
__________________
John Phillips "bustin rust and eating dust"
Reply With Quote
  #797  
Old 12-12-2017, 08:20 PM
Jack 1957's Avatar
Jack 1957 Jack 1957 is offline
MetalShaper of the Month Dec . 2016, Sept 2019 Metal Shaper Of The Year 2021
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Strongsville,OH
Posts: 1,131
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by rustreapers View Post
Any one else noticed his shop tools appear to be a rolling wheel, bead roller and planisher?


My message from the very beginning has been that although it's nice to have equipment, it isn't mandatory. You can get started with very little capital investment and get good results. This thread is mainly directed toward the guys that think they might want to get started but don't have much money or experience and don't know anyone locally that can help them learn.
I think the most important part is putting in the time to practice and learn from everything you do. Build on it and progress.
There is a thread on this site right now where the poster is going through the experiment/trial and error process that is exactly what I'm talking about. I think it is named making a 2" sphere or something like that. find it and watch the process. To me, the finished product is not the point of this thread. Experimenting is. The poster starts with an idea and is not satisfied with his results. He determines why the results are inferior and corrects the process. Still not satisfied, he changes the manufacturing process. Better but not great. Then he tweaks it a little and Bam! You're a genius! At this point, if he wanted to duplicate the product, machinery would be the way to go but he still had to put in the time to learn what needs to be done.
This is what makes you better every time you go out in the garage. Look around this forum and others like it. There are many metal shapers around that are far more skilled than I will ever be. The advantage to that is that if I'm ever in a jam, I'll always have someone there that can help me out. I also know that every time I do a project, I come out the other side better than I was when I started.



Here's the link for the 2" sphere ----> http://www.allmetalshaping.com/showt...light=2+sphere
__________________
Jack

Set a Goal So Big That You Can't Achieve It Until You Grow Into The Person That Can.

Last edited by Jack 1957; 12-13-2017 at 11:24 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #798  
Old 12-13-2017, 09:30 AM
gooberdog gooberdog is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 12
Default

Dear Jack, where does one man carry that much humble? To state that you are showing what can be done with just a few tools - Your results are amazing, inspiring and proof that it's the craftsman not the tool.

To suggest that your results are typical for a novice with a few tools is a little hard to swallow. I think that your signature line is the most telling and teaching sentiment that your work demonstrates. Make mistakes and learn from them.
You are an inspiration to me
Chuck
__________________
Chuck
Reply With Quote
  #799  
Old 12-13-2017, 10:03 AM
Marc Bourget Marc Bourget is offline
Member
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: North Ca
Posts: 716
Default

I interpret "carry that much humble" to be intended as a compliment.

I'd restate it as a demonstration of the attitude and life purpose of a citizen of our great country - an extension of the thought that "all men are created equal" - with regard to the opportunity to achieve.

What made America "great" is the development and maintenance of the "competitive instinct" fostered by the opportunities our society promotes.

Factors that we seem to be throwing away. Rather than "working for it" like Jack exemplifies, too many are relying on various forms of manipulation -taking the easy road."

Wherever you are, please keep these sterling qualities in the back of your mind, you and your community will benefit tremendously!

Onward and upward.
__________________
Marc
Reply With Quote
  #800  
Old 12-13-2017, 05:22 PM
Chris_Hamilton Chris_Hamilton is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Southisde Virginia
Posts: 329
Default

Jack, I just want to say thank you for taking the time to document your work and posting it here. This thread is a real inspiration to me. Your work ethic is impressive.
Thanks.
__________________
Chris (trying to be the best me I can be)
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:28 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.